levator palpebrae superioris

US/lɪˈveɪ.tɚ pælˌpiˌbɹi sʊˌpɪɹ.iˈɔɹ.ɪs/

noun

A thin flat extrinsic muscle of the eye arising from the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, passing forward and downward over the superior rectus, and inserting into the tarsal plate of the skin of the upper eyelid which it elevates.

OriginNew Latin levātor palpebrae superiōris →
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Meanings

nounlevator palpebrae superioris (plural levatores palpebrarum superiorum)

plural levatores palpebrarum superiorum

  1. anatomyA thin flat extrinsic muscle of the eye arising from the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, passing forward and downward over the superior rectus, and inserting into the tarsal plate of the skin of the upper eyelid which it elevates.

Origin

  1. New Latinlevātor palpebrae superiōris“lifter of the superior eyelid”
  2. Englishlevator palpebrae superioris

Borrowed from New Latin levātor palpebrae superiōris (“lifter of the superior eyelid”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 提上瞼肌 /提上睑肌
  • 提上瞼肌 /提上睑肌 (tíshàngjiǎnjī)muscle
Italian elevatore della palpebra superiore
  • elevatore della palpebra superioremuscle
Spanish elevador del parpado superior, músculo elevador del parpado superior
  • elevador del parpado superiormuscle
  • músculo elevador del parpado superiormuscle
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